“The Color Purple,” the 1985 Steven Spielberg drama that earned 11 Academy Award nominations and ushered in the filmmaker’s “serious dramatic director” phase, is getting a remade.
Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, and Scott Sanders are set to produce the Warner Brothers film, but this time, adapting the Tony Award-winning stage musical for the screen.Read More: The Best & The Rest: Every Steven Spielberg Film RankedThe story follows the journey of Celie, an African-American woman in the deep South from the early to mid-20th century.Continue reading Steven Spielberg Is Remaking ‘The Color Purple’ As A Musical at The Playlist.
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